Indirect Statement

In classical Latin, indirect statement usually uses the accusative + infinitive construction:

The woman is good.
Mulier bona est.

I know that the woman is good.
Scio mulierem bonam esse.

In the Vulgate, you will most often find that indirect statement is introduced by quod in a construction very similar to the English use of "that":

I know that the woman is good.
Scio quod mulier bona est.

This use of quod to introduce indirect statement is non-classical - but it is usually much easier for beginning Latin students than the classical construction! You will occasionally find the accusative + infinitive construction in the Vulgate, but the quod construction is much more common.

Sometimes the word quoniam or quia is used in place of quod.